Put me firmly in the "A change needed to be made but we picked a terrible fit camp." I've tried very hard to give this move a chance, but we look just as listless as we did in Richards' last days.
Sounds less to me like a coaching issue and a lot more like a roster issue.
Since February 1, 2014, the following moves have been made. This is to include the trading deadline of the playoff year.
- Marian Gaborik to Los Angeles for two draft picks and Matt Frattin
- A 2014 5th-rounder to Edmonton for Nick Schultz, then Nikita Nikitin for the same draft pick right back
- Jonathan Audy-Marchessault and Dalton Smith to Tampa Bay for Matt Taormina and Dana Tyrell
- RJ Umberger and a 2015 4th-rounder to Philadelphia for Scott Hartnell
- Matt Frattin for Jerry D'Amigo
- A 2015 5th-rounder to St. Louis for Jordan Leopold
- Tim Erixon for Jeremy Morin
- Jerry D'Amigo for Luke Adam
- Nathan Horton for David Clarkson, no salary or bonus retained
- Jordan Leopold for Justin Falk and a 2015 5th-rounder
- James Wisniewski and a 2015 3rd-rounder to Anaheim for William Karlsson, Rene Bourque, and a 2015 2nd-rounder
- Marko Dano, Artem Anisimov, Jeremy Morin, Corey Tropp, and a 2016 4th-rounder to Chicago for Brandon Saad, Michael Paliotta, and Alex Broadhurst
- A future 2nd-rounder to Vancouver for John Tortorella
In as free agents:
- Simon Hjalmarsson
- Brian Gibbons
- Kevin Connauton (waiver claim)
- Gregory Campbell
- Andrew Bodnarchuk
Out as free agents:
- Derek MacKenzie
- Blake Comeau
- Nick Schultz
- Mike Reilly
- Mark Letestu
- Sean Collins
- Will Weber